# What does the "h" in the expression "Jesus H. Christ" stand for?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [July 21, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-h-in-the-expression-jesus-h-christ-stand-for/189830 "2003-07-21T01:36:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![ChryslerBldg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e480ec/32.png) [@ChryslerBldg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChryslerBldg)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-h-in-the-expression-jesus-h-christ-stand-for/189830/1 "2003-07-21T01:36:54Z")

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as in subject.

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**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-h-in-the-expression-jesus-h-christ-stand-for/189830/2 "2003-07-21T01:38:59Z")

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Why does it need to stand for anything?

Besides, Cecil has spoken: [http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1\_033.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_033.html)

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**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-h-in-the-expression-jesus-h-christ-stand-for/189830/3 "2003-07-21T01:39:39Z")

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[Cecil speaks.](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_033)

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**Author:** ![Fritz\_The\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f17d59/32.png) [@Fritz\_The\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fritz_The_Cat)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-h-in-the-expression-jesus-h-christ-stand-for/189830/4 "2003-07-21T02:09:29Z")

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I always thought it stood for Horatio (pronounced hoor-a-she-o).

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**Author:** ![Stan\_Doubt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/53a042/32.png) [@Stan\_Doubt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stan_Doubt)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-h-in-the-expression-jesus-h-christ-stand-for/189830/5 "2003-07-21T02:18:19Z")

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Haploid.

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**Author:** ![kambuckta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/53a042/32.png) [@kambuckta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kambuckta)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-h-in-the-expression-jesus-h-christ-stand-for/189830/6 "2003-07-21T09:51:49Z")

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Hymie.

It was his Jewish background.

😃

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**Author:** ![cerebrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3da27b/32.png) [@cerebrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cerebrum)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2003, 10:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-does-the-h-in-the-expression-jesus-h-christ-stand-for/189830/7 "2003-07-21T10:08:37Z")

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Harold as in Harold be thy name. 🙂